Petrol-diesel panic in Odisha: Hundreds queue up outside fuel stations; bikes allegedly given fuel worth only Rs 200Long queues formed at petrol pumps across Odisha due to rumours of a fuel shortage. Panic buying intensified after a price hike. Commuters ...
16 May, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
Odisha to issue fewer 'cordon passes' to prevent overcrowding during Jagannath chariot pullingOdisha government will issue fewer cordon passes for the upcoming Rath Yatra. This decision aims to prevent overcrowding near the chariots....
26 Apr, 2026, 04.39 PM IST
Summer vacations, industrial slowdown triggers massive passenger rush at Surat's Udhna railway stationUdhna railway station in Surat saw massive crowds of migrant workers on Sunday. Passengers faced heat and lacked facilities while trying to...
20 Apr, 2026, 11.32 AM IST
Dharmendra Pradhan praises Odisha Police use of drone, AI for Rath Yatra security arrangementsUnion Minister Dharmendra Pradhan lauded Odisha Police's tech-driven security measures during Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra, including drone ...
28 Jun, 2025, 12.07 AM IST
Odisha CM announces one month additional salary for police constables, havildarsOdisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced a pay raise for police personnel. Havildars, constables, and sepoys will receive an extr...
17 Dec, 2024, 03.24 PM IST
Watch: Dehradun police officer dancing on the road to regulate trafficA video of Jogendra Kumar, a Home Guard deployed as a Traffic Police personnel, has gone viral on social media in which he is seen blowing ...
16 Sep, 2022, 05.14 PM IST
Security intensified in Maoist-hit Odisha districts"Additional forces have been deployed in vulnerable areas of Kandhamal, Boudh, Ganjam and Gajapati," DIG (southern range), Amitabh Thakur, ...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.52 AM IST
Anti-Maoist operations will be intensified: Odisha DGPThis was stated by Odisha's Director General of Police (DGP) R P Sharma, who undertook a visit to the Naxalism-hit Malkangiri and Koraput d...
26 Oct, 2017, 09.59 PM IST
Bhadrak violence: Centre rushes 2,000 paramilitary personnel to OdishaOfficial sources said 20 companies of paramilitary personnel were dispatched to Odisha to help restore normalcy in the district.
08 Apr, 2017, 11.25 PM IST
Adequate security measures for Indo-South Africa T-20 matchAt least 63 platoons of police, 300 officers, four quick response teams (QRTs) and two anti- terrorist squads (ATSs) will be deployed in Cu...
04 Oct, 2015, 03.38 PM IST
Centre's claim for CPF deployment as unreasonable: Naveen PatnaikThe Central Reserve Police Force, in a letter dated December 29, 2014, had claimed this amount towards the deployment of troops up to Septe...
11 Feb, 2015, 07.13 PM IST
BSF jawans to be redeployed in Maoist-prone areas: Odisha DGPMarik said the focus of the meeting was to develop strategies based on inputs provided by various intelligence agencies.
21 Jan, 2015, 09.57 PM IST
DG Prakash Mishra sets 'zero casualty' target for CRPFPrakash Mishra said he would make sure that successful tackling of the Maoist menace in other parts of the country would also be part of hi...
22 Dec, 2014, 10.59 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik asks home secretary, DGP to rush to Maoist-hit KoraputOdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asked the home secretary and DGP to rush to Koraput and take stock of the situation.
30 Aug, 2013, 03.26 AM IST
- Land acquisition for Posco project halted 'temporarily'
"Land acquisition for the proposed project near will remain suspended for the time being," District Collector S K Mallick said today.
11 Feb, 2013, 04.05 PM IST
- 5 Central para-military battalions for Nuapada-Mahasamund
5,000 additional Central para-military troops will be given to Odisha and Chhattisgarh to facilitate seamless anti-Naxal ops in Nuapada-Mah...
15 Jun, 2011, 06.41 AM IST
- Seamless anti-naxal operation hampered
Centre will try to sort out border coordination issues between Chhattisgarh and Odisha, which blocks seamless anti-Naxal operations in Maoi...
14 Jun, 2011, 06.58 AM IST